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| Adventist Church of Promise | |
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| Classification | Protestant, Evangelical |
| Orientation | Adventist, Pentecostal |
| Polity | Congregational |
| Associations | Friendly relationship with General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day) |
| Region | South America, Africa, North America, Europe |
| Founder | Pastor João Augusto da Silveira |
| Origin | 24 January 1932 Paulista, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Separated from | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Members | 200,000 |
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The Adventist Church of Promise (Portuguese: Igreja Adventista da Promessa or "IAP"[1]) is an evangelical Christian denomination which is both Sabbatarian Adventist and classical Pentecostal in its doctrine and worship. It was founded in Brazil in 1932 by pastor John August Silveira (Portuguese João Augusto da Silveira), as a split-off from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
It is the second-largest Adventist denomination in South America (after the Seventh-day Adventist Church). It claims to be the first indigenous Brazilian Pentecostal denomination. (The earlier Assemblies of God in Brazil were introduced from the United States). Most of the church members live in Brazil, yet the church is also present in other countries: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, United States, Portugal, Spain, Nigeria, Mozambique, Cameroon and Uruguay.[2] Worldwide there are approximately 200,000 Adventists of Promise.
- ^ "Igreja Adventista da Promessa | portaliap.com.br". 2009-05-08. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ "Igreja Adventista da Promessa | portaliap.com.br". 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2023-07-02.